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Maipú
Department
*General Information
*Tourist Attraction
*Celebrations and Events
*History review
*Distances
*Flora and Fauna
*Hydrography
*Museums
General Information:
Surface.………….. 617 km2
Population…….….153.600 inhabitants
Density………..…248.90 inhab/km2 |
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The Department of Maipú is in the province of Mendoza, 16
kilometres from the capital city. Its borders are on the North
with Guaymallén and Lavalle, on the East with San Martín, on the
Southeast with Junin, on the Southwest with Lujan and on the
West with Godoy Cruz. It presents a flat, plain, with a slope
inclinated from the Southwest to the Northeast. This is plain
from a geological point of view is a large sedimentary basin,
whose edges are created by the Pre Ridge and the Frontal Range
as well as by the San Rafael Block on the West, and the granitic
outcrops on
 the San Luis basis, on the East. At the southern end,
there are the hills of Lunlunta and Barrancas. Maipú has a dry
temperate climate with a tendency to be warm. The absolute
minimum temperatures are -9.2° C and the maximum 42.7° C. It is
divided into 12 districts: Coquimbito, Cruz de Piedra, Fray Luis
Beltrán, General Gutierrez, General Ortega, Las Barrancas,
Lunlunta, Luzuriaga, Maipu, Rodeo del Medio, Russell, and San
Roque.
The annual precipitations are around 200 millimetres. The
prevailing winds are from the West and Southwest, to which adds
the Zonda wind, characterized as warm, strong and with very low
humidity.
The fauna consists mainly of toads, frogs, partridges, pigeons,
teros (a typical bird), pititorras, iguanas, lizards, snakes,
rats, cuises, skunks, vizcachas, quirquinchos and weasels. The
native flora is scarce due to the fact that most of the land is
cultivated. In the upper zone, located in the western sector of
the department, there is jarilla (an indigenous bush), sweet
carob, and alpataco and retamo; in the lower zone, located in
the East and North areas, where the soil is saline and there is
little humidity is zampa, jume, retortuño and salty grass. The
Mendoza River crosses the southern end of Maipu; it carries
little water, increasing only in summer or on the days that the
Cipolletti Dan is open for maintainance.
Tourist Attractions:
In its totality of districts, the department of Maipú offers
interesting places to visit. There are museums, vineyards,
worldwide famous wineries, equipped campsites for day use or to
actually camp, agrotourism activities such as bee-keeping,
breeding and sale of thoroughbred horses, sulkys or horse rides,
nurseries dedicated to the production of stalls of vines, olive
trees and walnut trees, along with excellent food service, and
rural lodgings.
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